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Myrtaceidites parvus

Angiospermae - Myrtales

Taxonomy
Myrtaceidites parvus was named by Cookson and Pike (1960). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. eucalyptoides, M. protrudiporens, M. verucosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Myrtaceidites parvus Cookson and Pike
1976Myrtaceidites parvus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
genusMyrtaceiditesCookson and Pike 1960
speciesparvusCookson and Pike 1960

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Myrtaceidites parvus Cookson and Pike 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 59.24000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Myrtaceidites parvus (231230)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Middle Eocene59.24 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Myrtaceidites parvus (167838)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Australia (Tasmania) Myrtaceidites parvus (166741)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Antarctica Myrtaceidites parvus (167931)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) Myrtaceidites parvus (231931)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Myrtaceidites parvus (236322 236394)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Cuba (Camaguey) Myrtaceidites parvus (34365)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Myrtaceidites parvus (167130)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Myrtaceidites parvus (168824)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Tasmania) Myrtaceidites parvus (166832)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Myrtaceidites parvus (169006 169007 169237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Myrtaceidites parvus (166703)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.98 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) Myrtaceidites parvus (169356)